Screen-door hinge



P. J. GLANCEY.

SCREEN DOOR HINGE. APPLiCATlON FILED MAR.2 I, I921 Patented Mar- 7, 922.

PATENT OFFICE.

PATRICK J. GLANGEY, O35 SGRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

SCREEN-DOOR HINGE.

Application filed March 21, 1921.

To all ll/740m may concern Be it known that l. l a citizen oi the United. States, residing at Scranton, in the county oi Lackawanna and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in SCIQQIk Door Hinges; and i do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact (lESCl'lPtlOD ot the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appe'rtains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in door hinges and more particularly to those which are designed prin'iarily for use on screen doors, and the principal'object is to provide an improved form of hinge which is of such construction as to permit the spring to be held in an inactive position so that the pintle connecting the door and frame carried leaves of the hinge, may be removed. By this arrangement, one part of the hinge may be left on the door frame when the screen door is to be removed and the other part of said hinge may remain attached to the door and stored therewith until the next season. The inconvenience of driving and removing screws and consequently the danger ott' mutilating either the door or the frame by repeated. repetition of this screw driving and removing operation is averted.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel construction and association of parts hereinafter described and claimed, and illustrated in the aCCOHIPZHQ ing drawings.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a hinge constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view as indicated by line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a duplicate of. Fig. 2 with the exception that it illustrates the hinge held in inactive position, preparatory to disconnecting the two hinge leaves.

Figure et is a horizontal sectional view as indicated by line d-4 of Fig. 1.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the novel form of spring which is used.

In the drawings above briefly described,

the numerals. 1 and 2 designate the usual leaves on a screen door hinge, said leaves having ears 3 at their ends which are pivoted together by a removable pintle l. Surrounding this pintle is a coiled spring 5 whose upper and lower ends are provided with Specification of Letters Patent.

ATIHCK Pl. Gunnery,

Patented Mar. 7, 1922.

Serial No. 454,035.

oppositely extending arms 6 and 7 respec tively, which are preferably looped at their outer ends as at 8. These arms could well rest directly against the leaves 1 and 2, but they are preferably received in notches 9 in vertical flanges 10 with which said leaves are provided. The coiled spring 5 is formed of a single length of wire bent upon itself at its center to form an open loop 11, the end portions of the wire being then crossed as indicated at 12 and thereattter coiled to form the two halves of the spring and the arms 6 and 7 which extend therefrom. The loop 11 forms a handle extending laterally from the central portion of the spring and this handle and the loop 8 of the arm 6 are instrumental in moving the spring from the operative position seen in Fig. 2, to the inactive position depicted in Fig. 3, this operation being hereinafter fully explained;

A. tubular casing 13 surrounds the spring 5 and is entirely separate from the leaves 1 and 2, the tront side of said casing having a vertical slot 14 extending from its intermediate portion to its upper end and provided in one side with a notch 15. The handle or loop 11 extends forwardly through the lower end of the slot 14: and by placing the thumb of the right hand on this loop and engaging the loop 8 of thearm 6 with the forefinger, said arm 6 may be swung forwardly and hooked into the notch 15 as seen in Fig. 3, whereby the spring is held in a tensionedinoperative condition so that the pintle 4- maybe removed to detach the two leaves of the hinge from each other. The rear side of the casing 13 is provided with a vertical slot 16 which extends throughout its height and it will be seen by refer ence more particularly to Figs. 2, 2-) and 4:, that the lower arm 7 of the spring 5 extends through this slot, one side of which is pr0- vided with a notch 17 (Fig. 4t) to receive the arm as the hinge is operated in opening the door.

When initially assembling the device, the spring 5 is insertable into the casing 13 through the upper end of the latter and during this operation, the handle or loop 11 moves downwardly in the slot 14: While the arm 7 moves similarly in the slot 16. The handle 11 and the loop 8 of the arm 6 are then grasped in the manner above set forth and said arm 6 is swung forwardly and hooked into the notch 15 as seen in Fig. 3.

The spring 5 is thus held under tension and with the spring in this condition, as id spring and its casing 13 are bodily positioned betWeen the ears of the hinge leaves as seen in Fig. 1. The pintle a is then inserted through the apertures in said ears and through the center of the spring and casing, and when this is done the arm 6 is unhooked from the notch 15 The arm in question is then allowed to engage its re spective seat 9 and the arm 7 is properly positioned in the other seat 9 so as to insure that it shall move into the slot 17 when the hinge is operated. iVith the several parts in the relation ust described, the device operates as an ordinary s 'iring hinge, but whenever reipiired, the leaves may be quickly and easily disconnected trom each other so as to permit removal of: the door until further use thereot is necessary. Rehanging of the door may be eilected with equal ease and it will be seen that not only has a great deal of trouble and inconven ience been obviated, but the injury caused to the door or door trame by repeatedly inserting and reinovin the screws, is prevented.

The device is simple and inexpensive, yet is highly efficient and in every way desirable, and since probably the best results may be obtained with the details disclosed, these details may well be followed. I wish it understood however that within the scope of the invention as claimed, numerous minor changes may be made.

I claim:

1. The combination with a pair of hinge leaves and a pintle removably connecting said leaves and spaced forwardly thereilroin; of a coiled spring surrounding said pintle and having oppositely extending arms at its ends engaging the aforesaid leaves, a tubular casing surrounding said spring, the front side of said casing having a slot, and a handle rigidly connected with said spring and extending therefrom through said slot, one end of said casing having a hook with which one of said arms adapted to beengaged to hold the spring in inactive position and permit removal oil? the pintle.

2. The combination with a pair of hinge leaves and a pintle removably connecting said leaves and spaced forwardly therefrom; oi a coiled spring surrounding said pintle and having oppositely extending arms at its ends engaging the aforesaid leaves, a tubular casing surrounding said spring, the front side of said casing havi g a vertical slot extending from its inteinieiiliate portion to its upper end and provided. in one side with a notch adapted to receive the uppermost of the aforesaid arms to hold the spring in inoperative condition, the intermediate portion ol? said spring being lOID'lOd with an integral handle extending outwardly through the lower end of said slot to pre vent relative rotation of the easing and spring and to assist in moving said upper arm into said notch, the rear side of said casing being provided with a vertical slot through which the lowermost of the aforesaid arms extends.

3. A hinge comprising a pair oi leaves, a removable pintle connecting said leaves and spaced forwardly therefrom, a coiled spring loosely surrounding said pintle and having laterally extending leaf engaging arms at its upper and lower ends, and a slotted casing for said spring having a hook with which one oi said arms is adapted to engage to hold the spring in inactive condition; paid spring being formed of a single length oi? wire bent upon itsel'l at its center to tlioriin a loop whose ends are coiled to form the upper and lower halves of the spring and then extended laterally to provide the aforesaid arms, said loop extending through the slot in the aforesaid casing for the purpose specified.

in testimony whereol? I have hereunto set my hand.

PATRICK J. GLANCEY. 

